Current students

Induction

The Graduate School is responsible for arranging induction and orientation for new postgraduate research students. This induction programme will include the provision of information on:

• Research Skills Development
• University Facilities
• Methods of Communication
• The Administrative Process
• Ethics
• Funding

In addition, each School is responsible for arranging induction and orientation for new postgraduate research students to reflect the local research environment. Local induction programmes will include the provision of information on:

• Details of supervision arrangements
• School facilities for skills development and research support
• Monitoring and review procedures
• Details of opportunities for meeting other research students and staff

To ensure our induction programme is comprehensive, we have a checklist we give to each student. The checklist includes:

Part 1: Your Research Degree (to be completed by the student)

• Name:
• Student number:
• School:
• Director of Studies / Supervisors:

Please tick to indicate you have received:

• enrolment / Library card
• Research Degree student handbook
• Health & Safety information
• Research Skills training handbook
• Other training opportunities (staff development handbook)
• Information about UEL Direct
• School Research Centres information
• Disability services information (if applicable)

Please tick if you have met and discussed the roles and responsibility of the following:

• Director of Studies & Supervisor/s
• School Research Administrator
• Senior Research Administrator (Graduate School)

Please tick if you understand the following:

• Research degree regulations
• School Research Degree sub-committee
• QAA Code of Practice
• Research misconduct policy
• Research Ethics policy
• UEL Enrolment / registration process

Please tick if you have received an introductory tour of the following:

• Library facilities
• ICT facilities / University email facilities
• Workspace or laboratory facilities for research purposes       
• Accommodation facilities
• Your School and Graduate School Notice board area
• Are there any other areas where you feel you would like to be you would like to receive an induction, please give details here.

Part 2: To be completed by the Director of Studies

• Have the aspects of induction not ticked been addressed?
• If the student has requested further inductions on any areas, has this been addressed?

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